Sofia Sanchez
Curatorial Resident at Chicago Artists Coalition- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Art and Its Markets
Sotheby's Institute of ArtJun, 2016- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Chicago Artists Coalition
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United States
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Artists and Writers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curatorial Resident
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Jan 2023 - Present
Curatorial Resident for HATCH. HATCH is a juried program for emerging and mid-career Chicago visual artists and curators. It offers the opportunity to produce collaborative exhibitions and strives to support an ecology of curatorial and artistic practice. Curatorial Resident for HATCH. HATCH is a juried program for emerging and mid-career Chicago visual artists and curators. It offers the opportunity to produce collaborative exhibitions and strives to support an ecology of curatorial and artistic practice.
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Field Museum
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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300 - 400 Employee
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Exhibitions Project Coordinator
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Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
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Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Abakanowicz Fellow
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
• Worked as the communications lead for Start a Reaction by handling press releases, contact with the media, and invita- tions to over 250 people and organizations • Managed and directed the Social Media for the project @startareaction • Assisted in: Pins vs. Nukes: A social media reaction, They did not hesitate, Body based democracy with Eiko Otake, How do we trouble time?, and Atomic Chrysalis • Worked as the communications lead for Start a Reaction by handling press releases, contact with the media, and invita- tions to over 250 people and organizations • Managed and directed the Social Media for the project @startareaction • Assisted in: Pins vs. Nukes: A social media reaction, They did not hesitate, Body based democracy with Eiko Otake, How do we trouble time?, and Atomic Chrysalis
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Sullivan Galleries
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Chicago
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Graduate Curatorial Assistant
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Jan 2020 - May 2021
• Assisted in both in person and online exhibitions displaying the works of artists ranging from 70 to 350 per exhibition • Served as a point of contact between the gallery and the artists • Organized and revised the exhibition guidelines, loan agreements, and artwork labels • Assisted in helping and supervising the artists with the installation and deinstall of their works • Assisted in: Undegraduate Exhibition Spring 2020, Undergraduate Exhibition Microsite 2020, The Future of Our Plans, Undergraduate Exhibition Fall 2020, and Undergraduate Exhibition Spring 2021 Show less
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Architecture & Urbanism Research Assistant
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
• Assisted Architect Ann Lui on a grant on behalf of the SAIC and ComEd to study architecture, urbanism, and renewable energy in North Lawndale.• Analyzed the history of the neighborhood, community, and ongoing work by other institutions and organizations• Supported though research and engagement ongoing projects in the community
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Hans Ulrich Obrist Archive Intern
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
• Worked by doing hands-on research with the publications and publication projects that comprise the archive of Hans Ulrich Obrist• Acted as one of the members of the Vitrine Exhibition team and curated two exhibitions:• Conversations and Interviews: showed narrative elements from interviews, conversations and correspondence.• Laboratorium +20 : revisited the 1999 exhibit Laboratorium and developed the original themes by asking how might one describe an exhibition in the absence of visual information Show less
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Zons Maco
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Collectors Program Volunteer
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Feb 2019 - Feb 2019
Volunteer for the XVII edition of Zona Maco México Contemporary Art in the Collectors Program. Helped Collectors with any of their questions regarding the art fair, the galleries and their works and the social events during Mexico City Art Week 2019, and getting around the city in general. Volunteer for the XVII edition of Zona Maco México Contemporary Art in the Collectors Program. Helped Collectors with any of their questions regarding the art fair, the galleries and their works and the social events during Mexico City Art Week 2019, and getting around the city in general.
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MUSEO DE ARTE CARRILLO GIL
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Mexico
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curatorial Intern
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Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
• Worked as a curatorial intern for the Curator in Chief, Carlos Palacios • Participated in the assembly of at least one exhibition per month • Assisted in the collection of data for the historical and conceptual research • Prepared documents and presentations for exhibition-related meetings • Created a binder with all the information regarding each exhibit for the museum’s archive • Assisted in: Pintura Reactiva, Hope Hippo by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, El gran malentendido: Wolfgang Paalen en México y el surrealismo disidente de la revista DYN, La muestra pendiente, Magdalena Fernández, Diseño italiano, Memorias de la ira. Arte y violencia en la colección del Museo de Arte de Lima, Construyendo puentes. Arte chicano/mexi- cano de L.A a CD.MX, and Litografías Latinoamericanas de la colección Yani Pecanis. Show less
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Education
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Master of Arts - MA, Visual and Critical Studies -
Centro de Cultura Casa Lamm, A.C.
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History